Daily challenge: Saturday, October 10, 2026

The complete record of this day's puzzles: each grid, every word it contained, and the players who scored highest. Words are validated against Popple's 172,727-word dictionary; minimum length is 3 letters on 4×4, 4 on 5×5, and 5 on 6×6.

4x4 grid (97 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

ATAN
OIOO
HAID
TSDC

All 97 words in this grid

7-letter words (2)

SHAITAN, TOADISH

6-letter words (4)

ANODIC, IODIDS, NAIADS, ODDISH

5-letter words (17)

ANOAS, ASDIC, DASHI, DIDST, DOATS, HADST, IODIC, IODID, NAIAD, OATHS, ODIST, OHIAS, SHOAT, STAID, TOADS, TOAST, TSADI

4-letter words (35)

AIDS, ANOA, CIAO, CION, CIST, DAHS, DAIS, DASH, DIDO, DISH, DOAT, DOIT, DONA, HAST, HATS, IOTA, NAOI, NODI, NOTA, OAST, OATH, OATS, ODDS, ODIC, OHIA, SADI, SAID, SHAD, SHAT, SHIT, SHOT, TADS, THIO, TOAD, TOON

3-letter words (39)

ADD, ADS, AID, AIS, AIT, ASH, CIS, DAH, DID, DIS, DON, DOT, HAD, HAO, HAS, HAT, HIT, HOT, IDS, ION, NOD, NOO, NOT, OAT, ODD, OHS, OOT, SAD, SAT, SHA, SIC, TAD, TAN, TAO, TAS, THO, TOD, TON, TOO

5x5 grid (64 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

JEROH
EAFDI
DAIAO
FAWUF
MUORR

All 64 words in this grid

6-letter words (5)

AFEARD, AFRAID, ARDOUR, DEAFER, FURROW

5-letter words (11)

ADORE, AFORE, AROID, DREAD, DREED, FORDO, FREED, ODOUR, OIDIA, OREAD, WAFER

4-letter words (48)

AERO, AFAR, AJEE, DARE, DEAF, DEAR, DEER, DORE, DOUR, DREE, FADE, FADO, FARD, FARE, FARO, FEAR, FEED, FIAR, FIDO, FORA, FORD, FORE, FOUR, FRAE, FREE, FROW, HORA, JADE, JEED, JEER, MADE, MAID, ODOR, OHIA, ORAD, ORDO, RAIA, RAID, READ, REED, ROAD, ROAM, WADE, WADI, WAIF, WAUR, WIFE, WOAD

6x6 grid (283 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

IKEDWA
ANSELS
EFHUHW
OTIAST
WAESOE
NNYRIN

All 283 words in this grid

10-letter words (1)

WATERINESS

9-letter words (3)

FIERINESS, TANNERIES, WATERIEST

8-letter words (7)

DELUSORY, FIERIEST, NEATENED, REISSUED, REISSUES, SHIFTERS, SLUSHIER

7-letter words (37)

AERIEST, EASIEST, ELUSORY, ETESIAN, INHAULS, INOSITE, NEATENS, NEOTENY, NESTORS, NOISIER, NOSIEST, REISSUE, RETENES, ROSEATE, ROSIEST, SENIORS, SENORES, SERINES, SHAITAN, SHAULED, SHIFTER, SHUSHED, SLUSHED, SLUSHES, SNEAKED, STOREYS, SUASION, SUASORY, SUITERS, TANNERS, TANNERY, TAWNEYS, TISSUED, TISSUES, WAITERS, WANNESS, YAWNERS

6-letter words (85)

AERIES, AFTERS, EASIES, ENSUED, ESSOIN, EYRIES, HASHED, HASHES, HASTEN, HAULED, HAUSEN, HUSHED, HUSHES, HUSKED, INHAUL, IRONES, ISSUED, ISSUES, KAFTAN, KENAFS, KNEELS, LASHED, LASHES, LEHUAS, LUSHED, LUSHES, NEATEN, NESTOR, NOSHED, NOSHES, NOSIER, OATERS, OSSEIN, OWNERS, REASON, RESIFT, RESITE, RETENE, SAITHE, SASHED, SASHES, SEASON, SEISER, SEISOR, SENATE, SENIOR, SENORS, SERIES, SERINE, SEROSA, SETOSE, SHAULS, SHEENS, SHIERS, SIENNA, SIFTER, SLEEKS, SNAKED, STENOS, STORES, STOREY, SUEDES, SUITER, SUITES, SUSHIS, SWALES, SWEDES, TANNER, TAWNEY, TENORS, TENSED, TISSUE, TORIES, TOSHES, TOSSER, TSORES, TSORIS, WAITER, WANNER, WASHED, WASHES, WATERS, WATERY, WHEENS, YAWNER

5-letter words (150)

AERIE, AFTER, AKEES, AKENE, ASHED, ASHES, ASSET, DENSE, EATEN, ENATE, ENSUE, EOSIN, EROSE, EYRIE, FAKED, FAKES, FANES, FETES, FIERY, HASTE, HAULS, HEEDS, HULAS, HUSSY, INKED, IRONE, ISSEI, ISSUE, KAINS, KANES, KEELS, KENAF, KINES, KNEED, KNEEL, KNEES, LAWED, LEEKS, LEHUA, NAIFS, NAKED, NATES, NEATH, NEEDS, NEIFS, NISEI, NOIRS, NOISE, NOISY, NORIS, NOSEY, NOTES, OATEN, OATER, OATHS, OFTEN, OFTER, OSIER, OSSIA, OWNER, REIFS, RESIN, RETIA, RIOTS, RISEN, ROAST, ROSET, ROSIN, ROTES, SAITH, SALES, SASIN, SAULS, SAWED, SEELS, SEIFS, SEISE, SENNA, SENOR, SERIN, SETON, SHAHS, SHAUL, SHEDS, SHEEN, SHEWS, SHIER, SHIES, SHIFT, SHULS, SHUSH, SINES, SIREN, SKEED, SKENE, SLEDS, SLEEK, SLUED, SLUES, SLUSH, SNAKE, SNEAK, SONES, SORES, SOTHS, STEIN, STENO, STOAE, STOAI, STOAS, STONE, STORE, STORY, SUEDE, SUITE, SUSHI, SWALE, SWEDE, SYREN, TAWNY, TEAKS, TEASE, TENIA, TENOR, TENSE, THESE, THEWS, TIERS, TONES, TORES, TORSE, TORSI, TOWNY, TWAES, USNEA, WAIFS, WALED, WALES, WANES, WANEY, WATER, WEEDS, WEEKS, WEENS, WELDS, WELSH, WHEEN, WHEWS, YEAST, YETIS